Hartlepool United Football Club News

• Nickname:The pool or Pools
• Founded:1908
• Manager:Neale Cooper

• Ground:Victoria Park
• Capacity:7,629

Further ban for Monkhouse

17 May 2007 - 12:01:09

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Hartlepool winger Andy Monkhouse has been hit with a further two-match ban after admitting a Football Association charge of violent conduct.

Monkhouse was originally handed a three-match suspension after being dismissed in Pools' 2-0 defeat by Rochdale on April 28 following a late challenge on Glenn Murray.

However, the former Swindon Town wideman then became involved in a altercation with Dale skipper John Doolan and has been handed an additional two-match suspension.

"Monkhouse pleaded guilty to the subsequent FA Charge (breach of rule E3) and attended a personal hearing in London at which he was suspended for an additional two games," confirmed a club statement.

Meanwhile, Pools have confirmed that goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos will undergo a minor operation to cure a long-standing throat problem.